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		<title>The Master Builder Strikes Again!</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/11/04/the-master-builder-strikes-again</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:40:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Hughes</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[entrepreneurialism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[R. Donahue Peebles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[real estate mogul]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If the flames that forge successful, resilient enterprises are the fires of adversity and contention, one can call R. Donahue Peebles a master blacksmith of entrepreneurialism. The CEO of Peebles Corp. (No. 79 on the BE Industrial/Service companies list with $51.4 million in revenues) understands that his company’s business plan must be malleable and able to adapt with the times. His team has the skills to land the right deal, the fortitude to fend off rivals, and the moxie to ensure the company remains viable no matter the business environment.]]></description>
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		<title>Backtalk with Judith Jamison</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/backtalk/2009/11/02/backtalk-with-judith-jamison</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:40:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LaToya M. Smith</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alvin ailey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alvin Ailey Dance Theater]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Judith Jamison]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legacy Award]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[World renowned choreographer, dancer, and author Judith Jamison has broken many barriers in her career. As artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Jamison became one of only a handful of women in the world to direct a major dance company when she assumed leadership in 1989. As a dancer, she gained international recognition for her performances of the tour de force solo “Cry” and “Pas de Duke.” In 2007 Black Enterprise recognized the trailblazer with its Women of Power Legacy Award, which honors women whose accomplishments have helped redefine the standards of success for women of color in a variety of fields.]]></description>
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		<title>A New Agenda for Small Business?</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/11/01/a-new-agenda-for-small-business</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:47:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek T. Dingle</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Obama administration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[small business]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[No segment of American industry has been pummeled by the Great Recession more than minority business. As the economy shows signs of recovery, these companies––most of which can be found in the small business sector––have been struggling to gain solid footing. Access to capital and government contracts, most assert, would stabilize their companies and eventually spur growth. Others need such lifelines to keep from joining the ranks of the more than 30,000 businesses forced to file for bankruptcy protection in the first half of 2009. Although the Obama administration has initiated small business financing programs––including freeing up more than $15 billion by increasing guarantees and lowering fees as part of the Small Business Administration’s 7(a) loan program––financial institutions, large and small, have still been reluctant to provide funding to entrepreneurs. For example, the SBA reported a 43% decline in 7(a) loan approvals from a year earlier. And critics maintain that the America’s Recovery Capital Loan Program that was part of the $787 billion stimulus program is operating at a clunker’s pace: Reports reveal that as of Sept. 1, only roughly $65 million––1,850 loans at a maximum funding level of $35,000––of the $255 million had been disbursed to small business owners. “Small firms are in such bad shape today that those who need loans are not likely to be able to qualify with respect to their credit worthiness,” says Thomas Boston, director of research and innovation of the Atlanta-based economic consulting firm EuQuant and a member of the black enterprise Board of Economists. “ What small firms need is revenue and procurement opportunities.”
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		<title>Ready, Set, Grow</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/11/01/ready-set-grow</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:25:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tennille M. Robinson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dance studios]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online marketplace]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We all know that entrepreneurs rock to the beat of a different drummer. That’s how most got through this hard-hitting year. As the economy goes into recovery, some business owners are looking to turn the volume up on their efforts, to move beyond mere survival and grow their venture. To ensure longevity, their efforts need to be organized, thorough, and realistic.
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		<title>Embrace Technology to Boost  Your Company’s Productivity</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/executive-memo/2009/11/01/embrace-technology-to-boost-your-company%e2%80%99s-productivity</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:13:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Earl "Butch" Graves Jr.</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Digital Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you haven’t noticed, the brave new, digital world has arrived. All I have to do is gauge the activity in my own household as confirmation. My children, ages 14 through 19, have never purchased a single CD (they download music on their iPods). They communicate with friends through a series of text messages and iChats instead of phone calls and watch their favorite programs on laptops instead of television.]]></description>
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		<title>Healthcare Reform Is Up to All of Us</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/publishers-page/2009/11/01/healthcare-reform-is-up-to-all-of-us</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:53:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Earl G. Graves, Sr.</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public Option]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Any plan I sign must include an insurance exchange: a one-stop shopping marketplace where you can compare the benefits, costs, and track records of a variety of plans—including a public option to increase competition and keep insurance companies honest—and choose what’s best for your family.]]></description>
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		<title>Making Changes</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/11/01/making-changes</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:09:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheryl Nance Nash</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Magazine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[post military finances]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Richard Battles created a lifetime of memories during his 20-year Naval career. He lived in Japan for nearly three years while assigned aboard the USS Midway aircraft carrier. Over the years his travels took him to such far-off places as Hong Kong, South Korea, and Thailand. But Battles retired from his military career in 2002. “I miss the friends I made over the years, and traveling overseas,” says Battles.]]></description>
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		<title>Uplifting the Next Generation</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/11/01/uplifting-the-next-generation</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:52:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dale Coachman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[fundraising]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nonprofit]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Thirteen years ago, Larry Quick realized there was a growing need for a place where young black men in his Washington, D.C., neighborhood could go to receive after-school academic tutoring and arts training. They would also receive encouragement, gain life skills, and most importantly, have a shoulder to lean on.]]></description>
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		<title>Motor City Overhaul</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/about-this-issue/2009/10/27/motor-city-overhaul</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:48:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[About This Issue]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Detroit economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recovery]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When Black Enterprise announced its decision to have its 2009 Entrepreneurs Conference + Expo in Detroit, the move raised more than a few eyebrows. After all, if the nation was in a recession at the time, surely Detroit must be in a full-fledged depression. The automotive industry—the city’s lifeblood—was facing its worst business climate ever, prompting massive layoffs, restructurings, and, in General Motors’ case, bankruptcy. The city, which was struggling prior to the events in the auto industry, had to contend with high rates of unemployment and poverty as well as real estate values that had plummeted to the point where a significant portion of the population found their mortgage balance exceeded the value of their homes.]]></description>
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		<title>Can Detroit Be Saved?</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/27/can-detroit-be-saved</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:45:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Hughes</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chrysler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Detroit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[urban renewal]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Detroit is known by many names: The D, Motor City, and Motown, among others. But this once sprawling metropolis of nearly 2 million has over the past few decades become more synonymous with poverty, crime, unemployment, and urban blight. ]]></description>
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		<title>Getting Connected In Tough Times</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/14/getting-connected-in-tough-times</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:47:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandra Beckwith</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[LinkedIn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social networking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Techwatch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Web marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Although networkers and jobseekers are flocking to LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com) in droves, author and motivational speaker Brian McClellan, 38, says that he had to be dragged onto the free social networking site when he first learned about it in 2007. “I took some convincing,” he admits.]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Properly Insured?</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/are-you-properly-insured-2</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:13:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James A. Anderson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[estate planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Moneywise]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Pushing a pencil to add up just how much life insurance you need isn’t easy. At first glimpse, the math can seem complicated. Still, everyone needs to confront the issue of life insurance. ]]></description>
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		<title>How to Prepare for Any Crisis</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/how-to-prepare-for-any-crisis</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:04:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia A. Reed-Woodard</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fannie Mae]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Georgetown University]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Graduate School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wall Street]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Following the collapse of Wall Street, the swell in national unemployment, and the meltdown of the housing mortgage market, crisis leadership is proving to be the new corporate discipline.]]></description>
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		<title>How to Close the Savings Gap</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/how-to-close-the-savings-gap</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:04:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mellody Hobson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[money management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retirement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[savings]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to retirement savings plans, African Americans and Hispanics participate less often, contribute less money, and take out more loans and early withdrawals than our white and Asian counterparts. Those are among the most eye-opening findings from a study by my company’s nonprofit affiliate, Ariel Education Initiative, and Hewitt Associates. We recently partnered with several leading minority organizations to release 401(k) Plans in Living Color: A Study of 401(k) Savings Disparities Across Racial and Ethnic Groups. The study examined the saving and investing behaviors of 3 million eligible African American, Asian, Hispanic, and white workers in 57 of the largest U.S. companies across a variety of industries and sectors. The findings reveal that race and ethnicity play a significant role in investing, showing up in 401(k) positioning, contributions, and ultimately individual balances.]]></description>
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		<title>Hitting the High Notes</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/hitting-the-high-notes</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:54:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benice Atufunwa</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Apollo Theater]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carnegie Hall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Music Industry]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Contemporary musical director, Ray Chew, talks about his long career as musical director of the Apollo Theater and his own company, R.C. Music. ]]></description>
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		<title>This Old House</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/this-old-house</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:35:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bridget McCrea</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Foreclosure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homeownership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Moneywise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[short sales]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Compelling as they may sound, foreclosures and short sales can present unique challenges. ]]></description>
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		<title>Get an Online Radio Show</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/get-an-online-radio-show</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:32:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Hudson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Blog Talk Radio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blogging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Radio]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Online shows are seeing a surge in popularity thanks in part to two heavyweights: Live365.com Internet radio, which features more than 5,000 broadcasters, and BlogTalkRadio.com, which has broadcast more than 72,000 shows since 2006.]]></description>
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		<title>Learning the New Rules of Today’s Job Market</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/about-this-issue/2009/10/01/learning-the-new-rules-of-today%e2%80%99s-job-market</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:04:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lauren Lea</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[College graduates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Job Market]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The current economic crisis has forced college students to think strategically about career options. Most college grads will not land their dream jobs fresh out of school. Even finding the right entry-level position to place you on the desired career path requires more work than ever.]]></description>
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		<title>Stick With Your Core Values in Good Times and Bad</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/executive-memo/2009/10/01/stick-with-your-core-values-in-good-times-and-bad</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:53:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Earl "Butch" Graves Jr.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although some economists claim the recession is over, it certainly doesn’t feel like it for most entrepreneurs. Despite signs of a rebound, a number of businesses must fight to keep the lights on.]]></description>
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		<title>Publish, Not Perish</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/publish-not-perish</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:36:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sonya A. Donaldson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With an increasing number of sophisticated and professional online services, ordinary entrepreneurs can now create for themselves extraordinary publishing opportunities.]]></description>
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		<title>Tribute to a Titan of Public Service</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/publishers-page/2009/10/01/tribute-to-a-titan-of-public-service-2</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:23:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Earl G. Graves, Sr.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The above scripture was often quoted by Sen. Robert F. Kennedy to his children, to underscore that as a family of privilege, power and fortune, they had a higher obligation to do more to serve humanity than those of lesser means and influence. Indeed, few American families have been entrusted with more or had more demanded of them  than the Kennedy family. In the case of Robert Kennedy and his brother, President John F. Kennedy, the demands of public service cost them their very lives. Likewise, their youngest brother, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, also gave his all—except while his older brothers, including Joseph, killed in World War II, died for our country, he was ultimately blessed to live for it. Sen. Kennedy picked up the torch of social justice for all Americans from his fallen brothers and ran a magnificent race, one that ended for him on Aug. 25, 2009.]]></description>
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		<title>Breast Cancer Survivors</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/breast-cancer-survivors</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:10:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annya Lott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Arnaldo Silva gave his daughter Vanessa the gift of life twice, the second time by saving it. If it weren’t for his breast cancer diagnosis, his daughter may have waited until age 40 to get a mammogram, as recommended by the American Cancer Society—but that would have been too late. “If he didn’t have cancer, I wouldn’t be here,” says Vanessa.]]></description>
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		<title>Backtalk with Wendy Williams</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/backtalk/2009/10/01/backtalk-with-wendy-williams-2</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:31:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Radio personality Wendy Williams talked to black enterprise about her passion to reduce youth violence and her mission to give back to teens in her New Jersey hometown. 
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		<title>Knockout Branding Techniques</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/knockout-branding-techniques</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:13:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bridget N. Armstrong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[George Foreman’s name USED to be synonymous only with heavyweight boxing, but since hanging up his gloves, Foreman has established himself as a Knockout Entrepreneur (also the title of his new book; Thomas Nelson; $22.99). “I use the old shotgun method,” says Foreman, 60, referring to his business ventures: a clothing line in Casual Male Big &#38; Tall stores, eco-friendly cleaning products, and the George Foreman Grill which has sold more than 100 million units worldwide. “I fire a lot of shots knowing that one will hit.”  ]]></description>
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		<title>The Department of Transportation</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/the-department-of-transportation</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:08:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simone Richards</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Belinda P. Coleman neither paves streets nor 
builds bridges, but her company does serve as an anchor to those that do. Her Lanham, Maryland-based company, The Coleman Group Inc., launched in 2004, is an IT and management consulting services firm that has been working with the Federal Transit Administration, an agency under the Department of Transportation (www.dot.gov), since September 2006 when it secured a $1.2 million contract. The company provides procurement and technical assistance to FTA grantees by ensuring that they adhere to the rules and regulations of the procurement funds they receive. Now, the 48-year-old is actively seeking additional contracts directly through the DOT—made possible by the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act.]]></description>
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		<title>Step It Up</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/step-it-up</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:41:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maya Payne Smart</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Artyce Custom Footwear]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After leaving corporate America to follow her passion for embellishing and designing shoes, Candra Palmer found out that pursuing one’s dreams often means making sacrifices—in her case, a much tighter budget. But she was pleasantly surprised to find that skills she’d learned as a child from her seamstress mother not only helped her stay on trend and on budget, but also generate revenues.]]></description>
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		<title>Sunny Side Up</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/sunny-side-up</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:12:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Simons</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The solar technology industry is a hot field (pun intended) that’s generating plenty of buzz as the Obama administration promotes green energy as a pillar of its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while creating jobs in the recovering economy.]]></description>
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		<title>All Star Advice</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/all-star-advice</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:10:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that the world’s economic outlook appears less gloomy than in months past, black enterprise wants to make sure you participate in the recovery. To do so, we talked to some of the smartest people we know, asking these “all-star” experts: “What’s the best advice you’re offering friends, family, and clients now?” The result is a collection of timely tips to guide you in making financial decisions.]]></description>
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		<title>Decisions, Decisions</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/decisions-decisions-2</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:54:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ayana Dixon</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[analysis paralysis]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Indecisiveness can be attributed to fear and conflicting messages, but life and career coaches can help you move forward on the path of self discovery.]]></description>
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		<title>Survivor’s Guilt?</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/survivor%e2%80%99s-guilt</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:37:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kenrya Rankin Naasel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While everyone around you is getting pink slips, don't let guilt and anxiety ruin your reward for working hard and achieving success.]]></description>
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		<title>Rethink Your Retirement Plan</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/rethink-your-retirement-plan</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:28:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donald Jay Korn</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[401k]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are few guarantees in life—especially when it comes to planning for your golden years. But one thing is certain: If you start investing when you’re young, you have a better chance of meeting your goals.
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		<title>Backtalk with Wendy Williams</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/backtalk-with-wendy-williams</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:26:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Renita Burns</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unabashedly bold, radio personality Wendy Williams concocted an irresistibly alluring guilty pleasure for listeners who tuned in to her midday drive radio show, The Wendy Williams Experience, on WBLS FM in New York City. Two parts salaciousness, one part pop culture trivia, a dash of sage advice, sprinkled with spicy celebrity gossip, the self-titled “Queen of All Media” quickly shot to the top—ranking  No. 1 in New York City in the 25–54 age group. Perhaps marking the zenith of her career, the 23-year broadcast veteran was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in August, on the heels of announcing her departure from radio in July. The best-selling author is now parlaying her brand into daytime television after a successful six-week trial run of The Wendy Williams Show. But beneath her signature biting humor and brazen candor, lays a shrewd businesswoman and advocate. The 45-year-old New Jersey native talked to black enterprise about her passion to reduce youth violence and her mission to give back to teens in her hometown.]]></description>
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		<title>A Diversity Focus for the Armed Forces</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/a-diversity-focus-for-the-armed-forces</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:21:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simone Richards</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When President Harry S. Truman signed into effect Executive Order 9981 in 1948, he envisioned an armed force that would extend opportunity to all persons. Today, the military is striving to maintain this vision by recruiting and retaining an organization that is reflective of the country’s diverse population. 
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		<title>Balancing Act</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/balancing-act-3</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:19:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheiresa McRae</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After Shelly Robertson’s nine-year marriage ended in 2006, she quickly adjusted her lifestyle. As part of a two-income household bringing in more than $250,000 each year, Robertson and her ex-husband took spur-of-the-moment vacations to the Caribbean and had the resources to purchase whatever they wanted. But once Robertson became a divorcée in charge of taking care of the couple’s 10-year-old son, she had less money to work with. The changes forced her to become more aware of her financial decisions. Robertson now has a household income of $106,200, which includes monthly court-ordered child support payments of $1,100. Still, the senior program manager at a finance company now maps out all her purchases. The adjustment has been difficult, but the 38-year-old Upper Marlboro, Maryland, resident says she’s up to the challenge. 
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		<title>Investing in the Future</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/10/01/investing-in-the-future</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:08:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn M. Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Educating young minds for some 30 years is no small feat. But it was a love for children that inspired Larry and Brenda Breland to become schoolteachers. While educators don’t always get paid their true worth, these native Mississippians managed to retire from the public school system in 2002 with $180,000 combined from their state retirement plans. The couple also owns several rental properties valued at nearly $1 million, which provide about $3,000 in monthly rental income. 
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		<title>Get Ready for Recovery</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/09/21/get-ready-for-recovery</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:12:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Simons</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a good time to be looking at your portfolio in the context of a multi-year recovery.]]></description>
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		<title>Talking Points</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/09/10/talking-points</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:18:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn M. Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Face of the Uninsured
The United States spends more than any other nation in the world on healthcare—more than $2.2 trillion each year—almost $8,000 per person. Despite increases in spending, disparities among race and ethnic groups continue. Roughly 46 million people in the U.S. are uninsured. More than one in three Hispanics lack insurance; just less [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finding Financials</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/09/03/finding-financials</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donald Jay Korn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recent economic meltdown started with the implosion of a handful of big banks and Wall Street brokerage firms. The financial sector continues to feel the pain. ]]></description>
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		<title>Ovarian Cancer: Risks &amp; Facts</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/09/02/ovarian-cancer-risk-facts</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:46:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shahdai Richardson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Facts
-- Occurs in 1 in 72 women
-- About 10% of ovarian cancer cases are related to genetic mutations which can be passed down from the mother’s or father’s genetics, so men can be tested for the BRCA1 or 2 mutations.
-- About 68% of women diagnosed are age 55 or older; almost 32% of women [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Black Power in Great Britain</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/09/01/black-power-in-great-britain</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:08:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benice Atufunwa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A former lawyer-turned journalist-turned-media executive created the Powerlist, a compilation of 100 black business, political, athletic, and artistic dynamos in Great Britain.]]></description>
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		<title>College Students Wanted</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/09/01/college-students-wanted</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:03:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shahdai Richardson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Angelique Nelson is a recent college graduate with a job. She was hired as a food service manager with Sodexo’s Currey Ingram Academy in Brentwood, Tennessee, less than a month after graduating from the University of Central Florida with a degree in event management. Although her mother worked for the company for 25 years, most recently as a general manager at North Carolina Central University, Nelson’s interest was piqued at a college career fair. “The recruiter made me want to pursue it more because of her enthusiasm and interest,” says Nelson. “Once I started doing research and found out [Sodexo’s] mission and values, I just knew this was somewhere I wanted to go.”  ]]></description>
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		<title>Could this Be a Good Year for New Graduates?</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/09/01/could-this-be-a-good-year-for-new-graduates</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:39:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simone Richards</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For nearly a year, Alex Easley, 22, researched, pursued, and interviewed with companies such as Google, American Express, and Johnson &#38; Johnson, hoping to have a job lined up after his graduation from Morehouse College this past May. He didn’t.]]></description>
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		<title>Energy Efficient</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/09/01/energy-efficient</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:31:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benice Atufunwa</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[AB Volvo]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stephanie Dawkins, senior vice president of AB Volvo is regarded as one of the top female labor negotiators on a global platform.]]></description>
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		<title>Bits &amp; Bytes</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/09/01/bits-bytes</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:26:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tennille M. Robinson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Information technology consulting firm trains staff to reinforce relevance and reliability.]]></description>
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		<title>Shop Green!</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/09/01/shop-green</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:24:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BlackEnterprise.com</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[BEing Green]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With some research you can easily incorporate eco-friendly products into every aspect of your life. ]]></description>
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		<title>Save Money on Healthcare Costs</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/09/01/save-money-on-healthcare-costs</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:16:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leslie E. Royal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In May and June of this year, Alisa Toney took her 22-month-old daughter, Camille, to an urgent care facility to treat the toddler’s recurrent ear infections. With each visit costing $100, Toney’s household budget might have been strained. However, Toney, 42, is a leadership gifts officer at Spelman College, which provides a Flexible Spending Account that allows her to pay for Camille’s visits with a prepaid Pay Flex MasterCard.]]></description>
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		<title>What You Sow</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/09/01/what-you-sow</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:55:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamara E. Holmes</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[mentoring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motivation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[We Are S.E.E.D.S. Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an effort to help teenage girls blossom where they are, Terri J. Brown launched We Are S.E.E.D.S. Inc. which sends mentors into the community to work with girls between the ages of 11 and 18 to help them increase their self-esteem, discourage promiscuity, and make responsible choices.]]></description>
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		<title>Taking Challenges to the Mat</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/09/01/taking-challenges-to-the-mat</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:38:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>chrisena_coleman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[exercise]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After Michelle Barge was laid off from a job as director of marketing and merchandising at a major Internet company yoga classes became her refuge.]]></description>
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		<title>The New iPhone 3GS and You</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/09/01/the-new-iphone-3gs-and-you</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:32:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Hudson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Against the older iPhone and the PalmPre, the iPhone 3GS is a solid improvement.]]></description>
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		<title>All in the Family</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/09/01/all-in-the-family-6</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:31:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James A. Anderson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[elder care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GenX]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Five years ago Jan Bryant found herself in the sandwich generation—those who are furthering their careers and raising their families while at the same time attending to their elderly parents.   ]]></description>
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		<title>Add A Little SaaS to Your Business</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/09/01/add-a-little-saas-to-your-business</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/09/01/add-a-little-saas-to-your-business#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:27:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sonya A. Donaldson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On-Demand Applications such as "cloud computing" and "software as a service" help small businesses work more efficiently.]]></description>
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		<title>Refashioning the Familiar</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/09/01/refashioning-the-familiar</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sonia Alleyne</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Amway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Candace Matthews]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amway's Candace S. Matthews was able to update a brand and enhance its global presence.]]></description>
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		<title>When the Tough Get Going</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/09/01/when-the-tough-get-going</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:44:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sonia Alleyne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“There is no plan B for passion,” Chris Gardner ­­­writes in his new book, Start Where You Are: Life Lessons in the Pursuit of Happyness (Amistad; $26.99). It’s more than a slogan or positive affirmation. For Gardner it’s been the driving force by which he has defied the social imprint set by an absentee father and an abusive, alcoholic step-father and lifted himself out of homelessness. “I knew I was going to be world-class at something,” he often says. Gardner discovered that his calling was in the world of finance. After perfecting his skills at two major financial services firms, first at Dean Witter Reynolds in a low-paying training program, and then at Bear Stearns, Gardner used $10,000 to launch his own brokerage firm, Gardner Rich L.L.C., and operated out of his home in Chicago. Today, some 22 years later, he’s a smash success. Combined revenues for his ventures, including book sales and speaking engagements, are expected to exceed $10 million for 2009.]]></description>
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		<title>20 Recession Resistant Franchises</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/09/01/20-recession-resistant-franchises</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tennille M. Robinson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By the time Doni Pitchford told anyone what she had done, it was too late. “The store was already built. There was no turning back,” she says. Owner and operator of a Jamaica, New York-based Subway franchise, Pitchford took the leap into franchising back in June 2005. Of course, she had no idea she would soon land smack in the middle of one of most severe economic downturn since the Great Depression.]]></description>
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		<title>When the Killer Is Not So Silent</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/09/01/when-the-killer-is-not-so-silent</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:18:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chana Garcia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For Chana Garcia, being healthy used to mean fitting in a lunchtime workout at the gym, but these days, she measures her progress by blood tests and CT scan results. ]]></description>
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		<title>Negotiating in a Volatile World</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:56:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek T. Dingle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When South Korea President Lee Myung-bak came to the United States earlier this week, he made sure that he met two high-powered Washington officials during his three-day state visit. At the top of Lee’s agenda, of course, was a meeting with President Barack Obama. At their summit, Obama reaffirmed his pledge to protect South Korea from North Korea’s nuclear threat.]]></description>
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		<title>Getting on Track</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/09/01/getting-on-track</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:47:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheiresa McRae</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Wealth For Life]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tyvi Small is pursuing a doctorate in higher education administration. But when it comes to personal finance, he admits he could use a little after-school tutoring. The 31-year-old Knoxville, Tennessee, resident has a newly purchased home, a fulfilling job, and no credit card debt but he says he lacks financial discipline. As a single man with no dependents, Small spends more than he should— and therefore saves too little. Now, however, he’s determined to get his finances in order. “I entered the contest because I want to get my finances in the best shape possible. I want to get on the right track,” says Small, a diversity coordinator at the College of Business Administration, University of Tennessee.]]></description>
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		<title>Empowering the Black Community</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/09/01/empowering-the-black-community</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/09/01/empowering-the-black-community#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:21:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Empowerment Experiment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Anderson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maggie Anderson]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[John and Maggie Anderson are hoping to start a movement. Through their Website, the suburban Chicago couple has, so far, convinced some 7,000 consumers and businesses nationwide to join in the Empowerment Experiment.]]></description>
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		<title>Backtalk With Boris Kodjoe &amp; Nicole Ari Parker</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/backtalk/2009/09/01/backtalk-with-boris-kodjoe-nicole-ari-parker</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/backtalk/2009/09/01/backtalk-with-boris-kodjoe-nicole-ari-parker#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 05:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia Wade Talbert</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[birth defect]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Boris Kodjoe]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boris Kodjoe and Nicole Ari Parker share how their daughter’s condition has changed their lives, taught them endurance, and inspired them to help other families.]]></description>
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		<title>Our Historic Flight on Air Force One with President Obama</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/about-this-issue/2009/09/01/our-historic-flight-on-air-force-one-with-president-obama</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/about-this-issue/2009/09/01/our-historic-flight-on-air-force-one-with-president-obama#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 05:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek T. Dingle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On July 16, I gained a rare opportunity to participate in American history. On that humid summer day, I was one of seven black journalists selected by the White House to take part in an exclusive roundtable with President Barack Obama on Air Force One. It’s every reporter’s dream to conduct an interview with the president of the United States; it’s a career high to talk with him at 10,000 feet in the vessel considered the ultimate symbol of power and authority.]]></description>
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		<title>The Contender</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/08/24/the-contender</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/08/24/the-contender#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:43:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hutson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[government contracts]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[During these times of economic duress, there’s actually room for growth—you just have to know where to look.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Continuing Education</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/08/13/continuing-education</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/08/13/continuing-education#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:23:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donnell Suggs</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[college]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Continuing education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent study by the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that master’s degree recipients earn about $13,000 more in wages per year than those who hold a bachelor’s degree alone.]]></description>
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		<title>Preparing for the Future</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/08/12/preparing-for-the-future</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/08/12/preparing-for-the-future#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:12:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheiresa McRae</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[early retirement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retirement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Herb White, a certified financial planner and founder of Life Certain Wealth Strategies in Denver, helped Jason and Carol Wooden develop a financial plan.]]></description>
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		<title>America&#8217;s Top Corporate Counsels</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/08/11/americas-top-corporate-counsels</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/08/11/americas-top-corporate-counsels#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:49:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn M. Brown</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lawyers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Corporate America is under siege. In addition to the harsh economic climate and relentless global competition, the nation’s largest publicly traded companies have had to contend with a series of threats to their viability and profitability. An expansion in government regulation, public outrage, shareholder lawsuits, and intellectual property piracy represent just a few. So who do CEOs turn to when they need to fend off business-crippling attacks? Their version of corporate centurions: the general counsel.]]></description>
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		<title>Five Ways to Cut Wedding Costs</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/08/05/five-ways-to-cut-wedding-costs</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/08/05/five-ways-to-cut-wedding-costs#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:13:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alisa Gumbs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Aubrey Whitten and Major LeGrand started pricing their wedding options, they got sticker shock.]]></description>
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		<title>Clear the Way</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/08/01/clear-the-way</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/08/01/clear-the-way#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 20:04:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamara E. Holmes</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cutts Consulting LLC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motivation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raise The Bar LLC]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[To take her career to the next level, Lindsey C. Holmes decided to create a vision boards–– a graphical representations of what one wants to achieve in life.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Opportunities in Supplier Diversity</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/08/01/opportunities-in-supplier-diversity</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/08/01/opportunities-in-supplier-diversity#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 18:58:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gia Parker</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Nestle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[supplier diversity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Despite the tentative economy, Karen Blackwell, manager of supplier diversity and development for Nestlé Business Services, North America, says businesses are searching for viable suppliers. To that end, Nestlé has supplier programs in place at Nestlé Purina Pet Care, Nestlé Nutrition (which includes Jenny Craig and Gerber as well as PowerBars) and Nestlé Waters North America, among others. Within its operating companies, Nestlé provides vendor opportunities in a range of areas, from construction and raw materials to maintenance, marketing, real estate, and human resources services.]]></description>
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		<title>A Unique Consumer Market</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/08/01/a-unique-consumer-market</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 18:42:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hutson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Census]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[international marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Minneapolis Foundation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. African Chamber of Commerce]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Traditionally, marketers see black people as a monolithic group. Few studies examine black diversity in terms of age or social status; fewer still acknowledge our cultural diversity. After all, we are Caribbean, Afro Latino, and African, as well as African American. These distinctions may require companies to use a more focused marketing lens when targeting black consumers. 
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		<title>Authentic Networking</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/08/01/authentic-networking</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/08/01/authentic-networking#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 18:39:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hutson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Magazine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[networking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Center for Workforce Excellence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trudy Bourgeois]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unemployment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[How strong is your network? If you’re planning on a change in employment status, voluntarily or otherwise, the odds are heavily stacked in favor of relying on the people you know, especially since roughly 80% of employment occurs through networking.]]></description>
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		<title>Lessons in Leadership</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/08/01/lessons-in-leadership</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/08/01/lessons-in-leadership#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 18:34:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sonia Alleyne</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[A. Barry Rand]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[leadership]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, it’s becoming more common to see corporate professionals running nonprofits. What in your corporate experience do you think best applies in making the transition?]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft Hopes to Elevate America</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/08/01/microsoft-hopes-to-elevate-america</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/08/01/microsoft-hopes-to-elevate-america#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 18:31:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sonya A. Donaldson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft's Elevate America to offer free technology training for up to 2 million people over the next three years.]]></description>
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		<title>Let’s Talk Money</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/08/01/lets-talk-money-2</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/08/01/lets-talk-money-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 18:18:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sandra Beckwith</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[credit cards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial management Websites]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those too terrified to look at retirement accounts, a group of chatty (and free) financial management Websites  makes  it easy  to focus on how to spend money and reduce expenses.]]></description>
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		<title>How to Work for the Federal Government</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/08/01/how-to-work-for-the-federal-government</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/08/01/how-to-work-for-the-federal-government#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 18:06:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benice Atufunwa</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[employment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the largest employer in the country (excluding the U.S. Postal Service), the federal government is projected to create and fill nearly 200,000 positions over the next few years. With nearly one-third of the federal workforce expected to leave because of attrition over the next five years, and 40% expected to retire by 2016, many jobs are now—or will soon be—available. And to get one, you won’t necessarily need to move to Washington, D.C.]]></description>
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		<title>2009 Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference + Expo</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/08/01/affordable-franchises-you-should-buy-now</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/08/01/affordable-franchises-you-should-buy-now#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 17:40:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Black Enterprise</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Highlights from the 2009 Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference + Expo]]></description>
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		<title>Entrepreneurs Conference: No Excuses</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/08/01/no-excuses</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 17:33:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Black Enterprise</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than 1,000 professionals, business owners, and aspiring entrepreneurs ventured to Detroit for the 2009 BLACK ENTERPRISE Entrepreneurs Conference + Expo hosted by General Motors and ExxonMobil.]]></description>
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		<title>Can You Hear Me Now?</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/08/01/can-you-hear-me-now</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/08/01/can-you-hear-me-now#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 17:14:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Simons</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[cell phones]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Imari Love keeps his eye on as an international telecommunications analyst for Chicago-based investment research firm Morningstar.]]></description>
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		<title>Have No Fear</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/08/01/have-no-fear</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 17:10:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James A. Anderson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Inflation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps you’ve noticed recently that the investment landscape has been long on turbulence and short on stability. It’s in times like these that investors often seek out shelter in sound, conservative investments such as TIPS, or Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities. The principal on these U.S. government bonds increases with inflation and decreases with deflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index.]]></description>
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		<title>College Finance 101: A Crash Course for Parents</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/08/01/college-finance-101-a-crash-course-for-parents</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 16:56:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin White Goode</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Deciding on a college because of its generous financial aid offer is one strategy parents use to contain college costs. Black Enterprise looks at several ways to make college more affordable.]]></description>
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		<title>African Americans Love to Tweet</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/08/01/african-americans-love-to-tweet</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 16:56:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn M. Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Twitter is the leader of the pack among African American social networkers, according to a study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, an initiative of the Pew Research Center, a nonprofit research organization.]]></description>
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		<title>In the Spirit</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/08/01/in-the-spirit</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 16:24:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sonia Alleyne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brian Duncan and his business partners Dan Sachs and Executive Chef John Caputo offer a delectable selection of international wines with savory prices.]]></description>
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		<title>The Winner&#8217;s Circle</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/08/01/the-winners-circle</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 14:43:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BLACK ENTERPRISE MAGAZINE</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Perseverance, determination, and resilience are attributes that entrepreneurs have had to wear as armor to get through this year and last. Our 2009 Small Business Award winners are no exception. Refusing to allow the economy’s turmoil to deter their ambitions, this prized group—announced at the black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference + Expo, hosted by General Motors and ExxonMobil in Detroit—bested their competitors by seeking innovation, streamlining strategies, and, above all, refusing stagnation.]]></description>
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		<title>A Perfect Fit</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/07/01/a-perfect-fit-2</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:38:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sonia Alleyne</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After reading about Vocation Vacations online, Charles Turner, a finance professional, turned a dream of owning a shoe store into a reality.]]></description>
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		<title>A Natural Progression</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:15:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ayana Dixon</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Curls L.L.C.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mahisha Dellinger, president and founder of CURLS L.L.C., says she found her niche providing products that promote the natural texture of curly tresses. Offering cleansers, moisturizers, conditioners, and styling products made with certified organic ingredients for women, children, and babies, the company grossed revenues of $3 million last year. But Dellinger admits there were some kinks along the way.]]></description>
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		<title>Moving the Numbers</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/07/01/moving-the-numbers</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:40:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brittany Hutson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ramsey Smith, Ph.D., is a space scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, whose duties include monitoring the atmosphere of solar planets, mainly Mars and Jupiter. Excited about his work, Smith, 31, only wishes more African Americans could experience the opportunities of such a dynamic field.]]></description>
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		<title>Negotiating What You Want</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/07/01/negotiating-what-you-want</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:46:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcia A. Reed-Woodard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a fast-paced, high-stakes, and high-risk environment, negotiation is everything and everything is negotiable. ]]></description>
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		<title>Rules of Engagement</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/07/01/rules-of-engagement</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:21:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ayana Dixon</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Business performance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[furlough]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[“It was very difficult for me to fire people because we are like a ­family here,” says Gregory Cancryn, owner of Payment Transaction Systems in Atlanta. “For me it felt like a personal failure.” Cancryn had been running his 29-employee credit card processing company for 10 years, when in late 2006 he first noticed a decline in consumer spending and the trickle-down effect that it had on his company’s bottom line.  
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		<title>What’s In A Brand?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:17:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maya Yette</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[brand management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Making Connections]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[To help his transition from client side marketing to agency side, Jeffery Bowman used a his personal brand to his advantage. ]]></description>
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		<title>Why Talent Matters Most</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/07/01/why-talent-matters-most</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:28:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Hughes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Talent is the one sustainable competitive advantage that corporations and institutions have, if companies want to get the best talent, they have to cast a wider net.]]></description>
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		<title>Be Financially Fit!</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/07/01/be-financially-fit</link>
		<comments>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/07/01/be-financially-fit#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:37:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LaToya M. Smith</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Retirement planning is not just for the wealthy, says author Aaron W. Smith.  ]]></description>
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		<title>The Secret to Their Success</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/07/01/the-secret-to-their-success</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:04:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheiresa McRae</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Phyllis Holly-Ward and her husband, Jorey Ward are enjoying the fruits of responsible money management. The Trenton, New Jersey, couple are a modern-day success story: a six-figure savings account; two self-sufficient college graduate sons, William, 29, and Phillip, 28; and, including their sons’ properties, an estimated $1 million worth of real estate. What’s their secret? The Wards manage their household finances like a business. ]]></description>
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		<title>5 Ways to Build Your Budget</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/07/01/5-ways-to-build-your-budget</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:03:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leslie E. Royal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prior to November 2008, JaQuetta Garrison and her family enjoyed an annual household income of $80,000 and lived a comfortable upper middle-class lifestyle in their hometown of Lithonia, Georgia. The only budgeting they did was in their “mental budget book,” as Garrison says. But all that changed when her husband, Machion, lost his job as an engineering estimator at an IT company, bringing down their monthly income to $2,400. The couple had to immediately reduce costs, so they created a spreadsheet for their budget that they now stick to religiously.]]></description>
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		<title>College-Educated Blacks Hardest Hit by Unemployment</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/07/01/college-educated-blacks-hardest-hit-by-unemployment</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:25:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn M. Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[College-educated white workers still had a relatively low unemployment rate of 3.8% as of March 2009, reports the Economic Policy Institute.]]></description>
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		<title>Black Girls 50% More Likely to Be Bulimic Than White Girls</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:23:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn M. Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The eating disorder bulimia, characterized by reoccurring episodes of binging and purging, has been perceived as affecting privileged white teens.]]></description>
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		<title>Grad Rates Higher for Black Athletes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:23:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn M. Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Athletic departments are graduating black students at higher rates than universities as a whole, according to The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport.]]></description>
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		<title>Black Colleges Graduating Fewer Students</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/07/01/black-colleges-graduating-fewer-students</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:23:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carolyn M. Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Roughly 37% of black students at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) finish a degree within six years. ]]></description>
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		<title>Surviving the Storm</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/07/01/surviving-the-storm</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:17:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tamara E. Holmes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Toward the end of 2007, Jacqueline Jackson, a realtor in Orland Park, Illinois, was struck by how much her business had taken a tumble. She had sold more than $3 million in property the year before, but she says, “One day I woke up and I realized I hadn’t had a closing in a year.” Grim projections for the ailing real estate industry only added to the uncertainty Jackson felt about her ability to maintain her business and standard of living.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Small Is Beautiful</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:28:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Donald Jay Korn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it came time for Mell Monroe and his wife, Angela Higginbotham Monroe, to refinance their mortgage earlier this year, the couple shopped around for attractive rates. One bank offered a nice enough loan, but there was a catch. The bank wanted to charge the couple an extra fee to receive its lowest interest rate. Its representatives explained that they were assessing the fee because Monroe’s credit score had recently dropped 75 points because of a late payment. 
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		<title>A Perfect Fit</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/2009/07/01/a-perfect-fit</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sonia Alleyne</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[job search]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Charles Turner used to daydream about owning a shoe store, a dream that would have fulfilled a design passion of his—and a need—since he often has difficulty finding shoes that fit both his liking and his size 13 feet. Turner, however, already had a career; with 14 years in finance he pays the bills as a manager of treasury operations for a hedge fund administrator in New York City. But after trying to get his foot in the door of the shoe industry—he took his first shoe design class in 1999 and considered using his background in finance to help develop the business of a cobbler in Harlem—Turner ventured to find out if his passion for shoes could become a business reality. 
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		<title>The Dropout Epidemic: A Crisis of Human Capital</title>
		<link>http://www.blackenterprise.com/magazine/publishers-page/2009/07/01/the-dropout-epidemic-a-crisis-of-human-capital</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Earl G. Graves, Sr.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[s this issue of black enterprise  arrives in homes and offices and hits newsstands across the nation, many of you are preparing to celebrate a major rite of passage for many of the loved ones in your life: high school graduation. Finishing high school remains the first and most important step to productive adulthood, a prerequisite to higher education, career and business success, and seminal to the wealth building capacity of the vast majority of Americans. Earning a high school diploma remains the No.1 early predictor of who is likely to make it in society, how far they are able to go and what they are able to earn and achieve.
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		<title>A Commitment to Self-Preservation</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Earl "Butch" Graves Jr.</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Self Preservation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A year ago, I attended the funeral of a close friend. The 44-year-old former college athlete appeared to be the picture of health. But it took just four short, painful months from the day he received a diagnosis of inoperable cancer to witness a brilliant life snuffed out in its prime. If the disease had been detected sooner, he would likely still be among the living. But his fate was unfortunately sealed because he’d refused to get a single medical exam in more than 15 years.
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